Alicia BOYANO LARRIBA

Alicia Boyano Larriba works at the European Commission in Brussels, in the Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV). She is part of the Environmental Footprint team within the Circular Economy and Sustainable Production and Consumption unit. The team's main activity is to support the transition to a circular and green economy in the European Union, by improving the application and implementation of environmental footprinting methods and related policies. Previously, she was a policy officer at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in Seville (Spain), working on eco-design and other sustainable product policies. Alicia Boyano holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Zaragoza (Spain) and a European Master's degree and a Master's degree in Applied Economics from the Open University of Spain.

The European Commission: The Commission represents and defends the interests of the European Union as a whole, and is independent of national governments. The European Commission prepares legislation for adoption by the Council (representing member countries) and the Parliament (representing citizens). It administers the budget and policy programs (agriculture, fisheries, research, etc.) in collaboration with member country authorities.

European Union policy protects the environment and aims to minimize risks to the climate, human health and biodiversity. The European Green Pact aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world, in part by developing cleaner energy sources and green technologies.